Test systems and methods for testing hover flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In one embodiment, a test system includes a winch having a cable, and a mounting tree assembly configured to attach to the cable of the winch and to attach to the UAV. The winch is configured to restrain an altitude of the UAV during hover flight while the mounting tree assembly permits five degrees of freedom for the UAV.
Hover flight test system for aircraft
2021-09-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G01M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES , Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen |
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